For the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Affiliation for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and The Nationwide Election Watch analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 866 contenting candidates and located that 180 (or 21%) of them have declared legal circumstances towards themselves, 141 of which have critical legal circumstances towards them. 24 candidates have circumstances associated to crime towards ladies and 21 have circumstances associated to try to homicide, as proven within the desk under.
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Prison information of candidates from main state and nationwide events
Among the many main events, 5(100%) out of 5 candidates from AAP, 4(100%) out of 4 candidates from RJD, 9(75%) out of 12 candidates from SP, 28(55%) out of 51 candidates from BJP, 4(44%) out of 9 candidates from AITC, 2(33%) out of 6 candidates from BJD and eight (32%) out of 25 candidates from INC have declared legal circumstances towards themselves, as proven within the graphic under.
The map under exhibits the share of candidates with legal circumstances in every of the constituencies happening ballot in the course of the sixth section. In West Bengal, 43% of candidates in Bishnupur and 55% of the candidates in Kanthi have legal circumstances towards them. Within the constituencies of Paschim Champaran and Maharajaganj of Bihar, round 50% and 46% of the candidates have legal circumstances towards them, whereas in Basti, Uttar Pradesh, 55% of the candidates have legal circumstances.
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The chart under additionally exhibits the State-wise share of contesting candidates that have criminal cases towards them. States with the very best share of candidates with legal circumstances are Jharkhand (31%), Odisha (28%), Bihar (28%), and West Bengal (25%).
The graphic under exhibits the candidates contesting in Part 6 who’ve essentially the most legal circumstances towards them.
80% of the contesting candidates of main events are crorepatis
Of the whole belongings of candidates analysed among the many nationwide events, 94% of BJP and 80% of Congress and Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) candidates are crorepatis. Amongst main State events, over 78% candidates of AITC, RJD, BJD, and Samajwadi Social gathering’s candidates are crorepatis, as proven within the chart under.
The next graphic exhibits the candidates with essentially the most belongings.
The field plot under showcases the distribution of belongings of candidates of main events. Among the many nationwide events, the median belongings held by BJP candidates is the very best at ₹7.7 crores, whereas that of Congress, AAP, and BSP candidates is ₹6.5 crores, ₹1.8 crores, and ₹0.54 crores.
Congress candidates with declared legal circumstances have the very best median belongings of over ₹13 crores, as proven within the field plot under.
The map under exhibits the share of contesting candidates who’re crorepatis, constituency-wise. Over 50% of the contesting candidates in 16 of 57 constituencies happening polls are crorepatis.
Over a fifth of the constituencies should not have any feminine candidates
Out of the 57 constituencies happening polls on Might 25, twelve of them don’t have any feminine candidates as proven within the map under.
The graphs under present the share of female and male candidates contesting throughout section 6 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Amongst main nationwide events, the variety of feminine candidates contesting are simply in single digits.
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